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09/27/2010 Technology Has Spawned Industries
The technical search giant, Google, alone is the inspiration and sole cause behind the creation of thousands of new businesses. There are now companies dedicated solely to Pay-Per-Click campaign management. Thousands of individuals and companies now make money through search engine optimization and outsourcing their services to improve website rankings, specifically to see that a website ranks well in Googles organic search results. There are now software applications that can determine what keywords to use in optimizing a website for search engine rankings, and other software programs that assess and evaluate website traffic and popularity. These products and businesses were all brought to fruition as a result of Googles Internet search domination and technical stature.

Technology Has Spawned Industries

09/21/2010 ABCs of RSS Feeds
Implementing RSS (Really Simple Syndication) can be aided by an understanding of the terms relating to RSS. Learn the ABCs of RSS....

A - AutoDiscovery

Auto Discovery is code that is inserted into the header of an HTML web page, which then indicates to readers that an RSS feed is available for the content.

B - Blogs

Blogs are web logs that are updated regularly, usually on a daily basis. Blogs generally contain information related to a specific topic. In some cases, blogs are used as daily diaries about people's personal lives, political views, or even as social commentaries. The truth of the matter is that blogs can be shaped into whatever the author wants them to be. While initially thought of as diaries or online journals, blogs have evolved into the latest fresh web content.

ABCs of RSS Feeds

09/20/2010 iTunes Podcasting Tutorial
Video tutorial walks users through creating an iTunes Podcast.

09/13/2010 RSS Scripts Directory
Manipulate your RSS feeds using PHP Scripts.

09/09/2010 Explanation of Namespaces for RSS
Well, technically they are called XML Namespaces, but we will call them 'RSS Extensions', or just Extensions, in most of this document, mainly because we will be talking about how namespaces specifically apply to RSS feeds, and extends their capabilities.

Explanation of Namespaces

09/07/2010 Marketing Advice - Closing the Sale
Compelling customers to take the final step from browsing to purchasing is not always an easy transition. Marketers and entrepreneurs who have studied purchasing habits have found that the following enticements can help encourage potential customers to take the final step to purchase...

Marketing Advice - Closing the Sale

08/30/2010 FeedForDev Free
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